diff --git a/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/unitTest b/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/unitTest
index bd36ab500..acd6f0d54 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/unitTest
+++ b/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/unitTest
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ for _ in xrange(m):
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 """
 
+ssdef = 20
+USER_DEF = 1000
 
 def dfs(G, s):
     vis, S = set([s]), [s]
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/functionList.xml b/PowerEditor/src/functionList.xml
index decaeb5d4..129d23a2c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/functionList.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/functionList.xml
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
 						<nameExpr expr="\w+(?=\s*[\(|:])" />
 					</className>
 					<function
-						mainExpr="(?&lt;=def\x20).+?(?=:)"
+						mainExpr="(?&lt;=\sdef\x20).+?(?=:)"
 					>
 						<functionName>
 							<funcNameExpr expr=".*" />
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
 					</function>
 				</classRange>
 				<function
-					mainExpr="(?&lt;=def\x20).+?(?=:)"
+					mainExpr="(?&lt;=\sdef\x20).+?(?=:)"
 				>
 					<functionName>
 						<nameExpr expr=".*" />